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Electric vehicles: Batteries on wheels can make grid smaller, says network owner

RenewEconomy - 16 min 45 sec ago

Network operator says electric vehicles and their ability to act as a battery on wheels, or Swiss army knife, can lower costs for grid infrastructure.

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Redflow inks “non lithium” battery deal in US as demand for long duration storage grows

RenewEconomy - 1 hour 46 min ago

redflow batteriesAustralian battery manufacturer tapped to supply its "non-lithium," zinc bromide flow batteries to a "wide array" of customers in US.

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Swiss court case ties human rights to climate change

BBC - 3 hours 8 min ago
Thousands of women say the country's climate change policy damages their right to life and health.
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CP Daily: Tuesday March 28, 2023

Carbon Pulse - 3 hours 9 min ago
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Climate change: Push for decision at world’s top court

BBC - 3 hours 20 min ago
Pacific island students are seeking clarity on countries' obligations to fight rising temperatures.
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Horizon takes stake in remote solar and battery specialist to fast-track regional renewables

RenewEconomy - 3 hours 25 min ago

kalumburu microgrid wa horizonWA government-owned utility takes stake in local solar outfit to help shift its 34 microgrids and 117 remote communities to renewables.

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How California floods affect US food prices

BBC - 4 hours 19 min ago
Flooded farmlands in America's "bread basket" have big consequences for US and global food supplies.
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Fintech company partners with Thai govt agency on carbon market registry

Carbon Pulse - 4 hours 42 min ago
A financial tech company has teamed up with a Thai government agency to integrate its digital platform into the national carbon registry to bring greater transparency to the country’s emerging emissions market.
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UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ for impacts of climate crisis

The Guardian - 4 hours 58 min ago

Government’s official advisers point to ‘lost decade’ in efforts to protect lives and livelihoods

The UK is “strikingly unprepared” for the impacts of the climate crisis, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which said there had been a “lost decade” in efforts to adapt for the impacts of global heating.

The CCC, the government’s official climate adviser, said climate damages will inevitably intensify for decades to come. It has warned repeatedly of poor preparation in the past and said government action was now urgently needed to protect people and their homes and livelihoods.

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Canada budget proposes carbon contracts for difference, new clean energy tax credits

Carbon Pulse - 6 hours 3 min ago
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2023 budget released Tuesday said it will consult on a carbon contracts for difference (CCfD) programme to de-risk private sector investments in GHG mitigation projects, as well as launch new investment tax credits or expand existing ones related to clean energy and carbon capture.
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Safeguard mechanism still leaves Australia with a big methane problem 

RenewEconomy - 6 hours 14 min ago

open cut mine in the Hunter ValleyAustralia has been left in the dark about the scale of the methane pollution from its energy sector, and Safeguard reforms do little to pull back the curtains.

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First towers go up in Australia’s biggest electricity transmission project

RenewEconomy - 6 hours 16 min ago

transmission tower energy connectTransgrid lifts first massive towers on what will be country’s largest electricity transmission upgrade, fast tracking switch to renewables.

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New cars sold in EU must be zero-emission from 2035

BBC - 8 hours 17 min ago
The deal was delayed for weeks after Germany called for an exemption for cars running on e-fuels.
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Poole harbour oil spill washes up on wildlife haven Brownsea Island

The Guardian - 9 hours 1 min ago

Exclusive: National Trust concerned at danger to rich mix of ecosystems including lagoon, woodland, salt marsh and reedbed

Oil from the Perenco pipeline leak in Poole harbour has washed up on the shores of Brownsea Island, an internationally important wetland and marine conservation zone.

Nearly 200 barrels of reservoir fluid – a brine mixture that is about 15% oil – leaked into the waters of Ower Bay on Sunday from the pipeline sparking a major incident and urgent clean-up operation.

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EU CO2 cars law and other Fit for 55 files get signed off by energy ministers

Carbon Pulse - 9 hours 47 min ago
EU energy ministers adopted on Tuesday a disputed regulation setting stricter CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans, as well as other key files in the bloc's Fit for 55 climate policy package.
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Space scientists reveal brightest gamma explosion ever

BBC - 9 hours 59 min ago
Nasa satellites detected an explosion two billion light-years away which lit up the galaxy.
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Verra proposes revisions to cookstoves offset methodology inherited from CDM

Carbon Pulse - 10 hours 34 min ago
Offset standards body and registry Verra on Tuesday launched a public consultation to seek feedback on planned revisions to its high efficiency firewood cookstoves methodology, which along with similar projects have recently come under fire for over-crediting by up to a factor of six.
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Finnish startup raises cash for carbon negative concrete plans

Carbon Pulse - 11 hours 16 min ago
A Finnish startup has raised €1.8 million to scale up the manufacture of carbon negative concrete and put the company on course to its goal of producing up to a fifth of the global market by mid-century.
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TNFD releases long-awaited final draft on nature-related financial disclosure rules

Carbon Pulse - 11 hours 50 min ago
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) on Tuesday released its long-awaited last draft framework for managing and reporting risks and opportunities related to nature, ahead of the final rules slated for publication in September. 
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Britons who do not pave over garden could receive water bill discount, Ofwat says

The Guardian - 12 hours 35 min ago

Cheaper rates could be applied to those who install water butts under plans unveiled by regulator

Water bill discounts could be given to people who do not pave over their front gardens and install water butts, under plans unveiled by the regulator.

Customers could also be charged dynamically based on how much water they use, with people who reduce their usage paying less than heavy users, Ofwat announced on Tuesday.

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